TAMPA, Fla. — At just two-years-old, Kevin Mundaca’s daughter Lilli became one of the first pediatric patients in Florida to be put on the medical cannabis program. “The chemo treatment that they had, it was killing her. We literally had to pull her out of it and ever...
PRESS RELEASE (03/09/21): Florida Legislators Consider Severely Limiting Pediatric Access to Medical Marijuana
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Florida legislators consider severely limiting pediatric access to medical marijuana. Tampa Pediatrician leads parent advocates and colleagues to fight the bill. TAMPA, Fla. March 9, 2021 — Despite overwhelming public support for medical...
Educating Your Kids during the COVID-19 Pandemic
A Wholistic Pediatrician’s Perspective featuring: David Berger, MD, Wholistic ReLeaf
The Sacred Plant – Pediatrics Q & A – Dr. David Berger
Dr. David has Q & A session with author and Cancer survivor Shannan Ajluni
Fox 13 Tampa Bay: School Districts Draft Guidelines for Students’ Medical Marijuana Prescriptions
As the Dec. 1 deadline approaches for school districts to draft policies on how students can take cannabis on campus, effected groups are reaching out to Dr. David for his opinion on how best to approach medical cannabis treatment in schools.
Medical Cannabis, Autism, and the Transformation of Medicine
Written by David Berger, MD, FAAP and published in Autism Parenting Magazine. Find out how using medical cannabis can help facilitate the treatment of children with chronic conditions from a board-certified pediatrician and leading US authority on medical cannabis,...
Patient Beyond the Plant: A Tampa Mother’s Story of Survival
A woman with Crohn’s disease who was prescribed opioids following complications from her pregnancy started taking medical marijuana to help alleviate her pain. Web story can be found here.
Dr. Berger WMNF Interview on Pregnancy, Birthing and Managing Chronic Conditions
Interview with Dr. Berger begins at 21:00. His interview includes information on pediatric care for the entire family including managing chronic conditions. WMNF Interview July 2018
Lack of Training for Doctors in Florida Dosing Medical Marijuana
Aired: May 31, 2018 There is a widespread lack of knowledge in the state of Florida when it comes to dosing medical marijuana. Find out how this is affecting patients who don’t know how much or what kind to use to be effective.
Florida Medical Marijuana – The Stigma of Legalization
Aired: May 11, 2018 Produced by USF’s Zimmerman School of Advertising and Mass Communication, learn how the legalization of medical cannabis in Florida is helping heal those with chronic conditions while simultaneously challenged by the stigma of decades past.